NWSB Insider Brandon Choate brings us a look at the future of the Mariners today. You could make a statement for each and every one of these players. He puts on his swami hat and lists Danny Hultzen, Andre Carraway, Vinnie Catricala, Carlos Triunfel and Nick Franklin as options for big league promotion. Who does he think will be the next called up?

NWSB Insider and Seattle Mariners & Tacoma Rainiers blogger Danny Ferguson tells us what to expect from the AAA farm team of the M’s in 2012. Fans should see Adam Moore, Franklin Gutierrez and Mike Carp in Tacoma on training assignments before being activated off the disabled list. Does Tacoma have the same potential this season as well? It is hard to know exactly what to expect with a fluctuating roster of a AAA team.